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EP 0857048 A4 20010822 - ABSORBENT ARTICLE USEFUL IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND HAVING A RADIOPAQUE ELEMENT EMBEDDED IN A SIDE EDGE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME

Title (en)

ABSORBENT ARTICLE USEFUL IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND HAVING A RADIOPAQUE ELEMENT EMBEDDED IN A SIDE EDGE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME

Title (de)

ABSORBIERENDER ARTIKEL FÜR MEDIZINISCHE ANWENDUNGEN MIT EINEM RADIOOPAKEN IN SEINER SEITENKANTE ANGEORDNETEN ELEMENT SOWIE HERSTELLUNG VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

ARTICLE ABSORBANT UTILE DANS DES APPLICATIONS MEDICALES ET POSSEDANT UN ELEMENT RADIO-OPAQUE INTEGRE DANS UN DE SES BORDS LATERAUX, ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DUDIT ARTICLE

Publication

EP 0857048 A4 20010822 (EN)

Application

EP 96925269 A 19960628

Priority

  • US 9611177 W 19960628
  • US 53967795 A 19951005
  • US 64048696 A 19960501

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9712574A1] An absorbent article in the form of a fabric sheet which has incorporated therein an elongated radiopaque thread embedded in multiple folds along at least one edge of the sheet. The radiopaque element preferably is unattached to the fabric, but rather is mechanically captured within a first fold that is further folded inwardly of and onto the top surface of the fabric sheet to capture the first fold and the radiopaque element in a second fold. The fabric sheet is formed of absorbent yarns such that the article is suitable for use as a drape in a surgical procedure, or in the nature of a laparotomy sponge. A method for the manufacture of the absorbent article is disclosed.

IPC 1-7

A61F 13/44

IPC 8 full level

A61F 13/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 13/44 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IE IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9712574 A1 19970410; AU 6542396 A 19970428; CA 2233964 A1 19970410; EP 0857048 A1 19980812; EP 0857048 A4 20010822; US 5792128 A 19980811

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9611177 W 19960628; AU 6542396 A 19960628; CA 2233964 A 19960628; EP 96925269 A 19960628; US 64048696 A 19960501